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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate

U.S. metropolitan areas ranked by poverty rate, highest first.

100
Metros ranked
McAllen–Edinburg–Mission
#1 ranked
27.2%
Poverty Rate (#1)
RankMetropolitan AreaPoverty Rate
1 McAllen–Edinburg–MissionTX 27.2%
2 Bakersfield–DelanoCA 19.0%
3 El PasoTX 18.9%
4 FresnoCA 18.8%
5 New Orleans–MetairieLA 18.3%
6 JacksonMS 17.4%
7 MemphisTN-MS-AR 16.3%
8 Baton RougeLA 16.0%
9 ToledoOH 15.9%
10 Greensboro–High PointNC 15.3%
11 AlbuquerqueNM 15.1%
12 Augusta-Richmond CountyGA-SC 14.9%
13 Lakeland–Winter HavenFL 14.7%
13 ColumbiaSC 14.7%
15 TucsonAZ 14.4%
16 Little Rock–North Little Rock–ConwayAR 14.2%
17 BirminghamAL 14.1%
18 SyracuseNY 14.0%
19 Oklahoma CityOK 13.9%
19 Winston-SalemNC 13.9%
21 Buffalo–CheektowagaNY 13.8%
22 TulsaOK 13.7%
23 Houston–Pasadena–The WoodlandsTX 13.6%
23 ClevelandOH 13.6%
25 San Antonio–New BraunfelsTX 13.4%
26 Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las VegasNV 13.2%
26 Detroit–Warren–DearbornMI 13.2%
28 Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm BeachFL 13.1%
28 Greenville–Anderson–GreerSC 13.1%
28 WichitaKS 13.1%
31 Dayton–Kettering–BeavercreekOH 13.0%
32 ChattanoogaTN-GA 12.7%
33 Los Angeles–Long Beach–AnaheimCA 12.6%
33 Stockton–LodiCA 12.6%
33 KnoxvilleTN 12.6%
36 New York–Newark–Jersey CityNY-NJ 12.4%
36 Milwaukee–WaukeshaWI 12.4%
36 RochesterNY 12.4%
36 AkronOH 12.4%
40 Durham–Chapel HillNC 12.3%
40 Spokane–Spokane ValleyWA 12.3%
40 Louisville/Jefferson CountyKY-IN 12.3%
43 Riverside–San Bernardino–OntarioCA 12.2%
43 Tampa–St. Petersburg–ClearwaterFL 12.2%
43 ColumbusOH 12.2%
46 JacksonvilleFL 12.1%
47 Orlando–Kissimmee–SanfordFL 11.8%
48 Cape Coral–Fort MyersFL 11.7%
48 Philadelphia–Camden–WilmingtonPA-NJ-DE-MD 11.7%
48 Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond BeachFL 11.7%
51 Sacramento–Roseville–FolsomCA 11.6%
51 New HavenCT 11.6%
51 CincinnatiOH-KY-IN 11.6%
54 Phoenix–Mesa–ChandlerAZ 11.2%
54 Charleston–North CharlestonSC 11.2%
54 Providence–WarwickRI-MA 11.2%
57 Chicago–Naperville–ElginIL-IN 11.1%
58 Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–NewburghNY 11.0%
58 Atlanta–Sandy Springs–RoswellGA 11.0%
58 Fayetteville–Springdale–RogersAR 11.0%
61 Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport NewsVA-NC 10.9%
61 Albany–Schenectady–TroyNY 10.9%
61 PittsburghPA 10.9%
64 Dallas–Fort Worth–ArlingtonTX 10.5%
64 Charlotte–Concord–GastoniaNC-SC 10.5%
64 Indianapolis–Carmel–GreenwoodIN 10.5%
67 San Diego–Chula Vista–CarlsbadCA 10.4%
67 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–FranklinTN 10.4%
69 WorcesterMA 10.3%
69 Allentown–Bethlehem–EastonPA-NJ 10.3%
69 St. LouisMO-IL 10.3%
72 RichmondVA 10.0%
72 MadisonWI 10.0%
72 Kansas CityMO-KS 10.0%
72 Harrisburg–CarlislePA 10.0%
76 Austin–Round Rock–San MarcosTX 9.9%
76 Baltimore–Columbia–TowsonMD 9.9%
76 Palm Bay–Melbourne–TitusvilleFL 9.9%
76 Grand Rapids–Wyoming–KentwoodMI 9.9%
80 Hartford–West Hartford–East HartfordCT 9.8%
81 Portland–Vancouver–HillsboroOR-WA 9.5%
81 OmahaNE-IA 9.5%
83 Bridgeport–Stamford–DanburyCT 9.4%
84 North Port–Bradenton–SarasotaFL 9.3%
85 Urban HonoluluHI 9.1%
85 Boise CityID 9.1%
87 Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–VenturaCA 9.0%
88 Boston–Cambridge–NewtonMA-NH 8.9%
88 Des Moines–West Des MoinesIA 8.9%
90 San Francisco–Oakland–FremontCA 8.7%
90 Provo–Orem–LehiUT 8.7%
92 Raleigh–CaryNC 8.6%
93 Colorado SpringsCO 8.5%
94 Seattle–Tacoma–BellevueWA 8.4%
95 Denver–Aurora–CentennialCO 8.2%
95 Minneapolis–St. Paul–BloomingtonMN-WI 8.2%
97 Salt Lake City–MurrayUT 8.1%
98 Washington–Arlington–AlexandriaDC-VA-MD-WV 7.9%
99 San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa ClaraCA 6.9%
100 OgdenUT 6.5%
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